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Voting closes in Tunisia as President Kais Saied eyes re-election

Tunisian officials prepare a polling station in Ariana near Tunis ahead of the voting on Sunday [Fethid Belaid/AFP]

Voting in Tunisia’s presidential election has ended with no real opposition to incumbent Kais Saied, widely tipped to win a second term as his most prominent critics, including a key contender, are behind bars.

Tunisia’s election authority reported a voter turnout of 27.7 percent on Sunday in the country’s presidential election, against a 55 percent turnout in 2019. The figure is the lowest the north African nation has recorded in a presidential poll since its revolution in 2011.

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